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  1. Anthony89

    First tank back after 5 years.

    I've added some more plant mass over the last week. Staurogyne repens Sagittaria subuiata Bacopa caroliniana Heteranthera zosterifolia Limnophia sessiflora Hygrophila polysperma Also lowered the aquaray lights closer to water surface, they are 22w combined. I was concerned light could be a...
  2. Anthony89

    First tank back after 5 years.

    Back with a low tech tank after closing down my 3ft hi tech 5+ years ago when space was needed for a newborn baby! My daughter (the newborn baby!) Now nearly 5 wanted some fish, with abit of encouragement from her dad, we convinced her mum that we could set one up. The inevitable has happened...
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    We are recruiting!

    Just this minute had my order delivered. Very nice health on the hairgrass!.
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    We are recruiting!

    Local co2 supplies! Im making an order now. Im from molton keynes.
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    My shallow tank.

    celestal pearl danios. nice tank. when I have a big enough lounge I would like tank of similar dimensions!
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    DIY Project High flow DIY reactor - now with video

    Im using the 500ml ribena bottle. Then the largest filter pipe(22-28?) fits over the end with some persuasion, and also fits over the head of the reactor. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project High flow DIY reactor - now with video

    Plants do grow but........ getting crimped leaves on Alternanthera reineckii pink, and abit of algae on others, ranalisma, blyxa and moss. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    DIY Project High flow DIY reactor - now with video

    5x18x18. There is 2 eheim 2028 filters. 900lph and 3000lph wave makers. the filter with the reactor has a full length spray bar, other spray bar is 3/4 length. All plants sway, some take a battering more than the others due to the wave maker. Co2 on: 12 Lights on :15:00 Co2 off: 20:00 Lights...
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    DIY Project High flow DIY reactor - now with video

    Been using this for a week now. My dc isnt going lime green/yellow until 1 hour before lights off. The co2 is already set to come on 3 hours before lights on, and 2 hours before lights off. Bubble rate is uncountable, and im not losing any bubbles from under the plastic bottle. Ive done a fairy...
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    DIY Project High flow DIY reactor - now with video

    Just playing with one of these now. the water coming in fron the filter is falling in, and creating lots of bubbles. Do I just need to wait until the air dissolves. Its noisey, and the water line in the bottle is about 1-2" below the top. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Ryan's ADA 60p (featured in PFK magazine) ukaps aquascaping experience

    12 pots! I can see a load of left over going in your 3ft tank! Picking up a 5kg tomoz £10 :) :) Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Ryan's ADA 60p (featured in PFK magazine) ukaps aquascaping experience

    Good news mate. How comes no dsm now? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Ryan's ADA 60p (featured in PFK magazine) ukaps aquascaping experience

    Struggling with distribution. Full length spray bar on a eheim 2028 slows the flow right down. Goi g to have 2 eheim 2028's with 2.5ft spray bars and a inline diffuser on each. Should work alot better. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Ryan's ADA 60p (featured in PFK magazine) ukaps aquascaping experience

    In use now. Got another reg solenoid. Going to run 2 fe's on the 5ft tank Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Ryan's ADA 60p (featured in PFK magazine) ukaps aquascaping experience

    Watching! Layout 5 for me. Btw. When will you need more co2? Got an empty fe that needs filling. Used 2kg in 7 weeks! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    337.5

    Nice setup. I have pretty much the same size tank. Running 2 eheim 2028's. Do you get enough flow from your 2 filters? Or do you add a wavemaker? Are you using spray bars or lilly pipes? Cant make it out in the picture. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  17. Anthony89

    arcadia classica stretch led 120cm.

    Thanks. I think I may have to get another soon. Going to monitor plant growth etc and then decide. Doesnt seem very bright at all. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  18. Anthony89

    Arcadia Stretch LED

    How are you getting on with these lights? Ive just installed one 120cm on my tank. Its abit dimm though. May have to get another. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  19. Anthony89

    arcadia classica stretch led 120cm.

    Hi. I recieved my new light yesterday, but im a little concerned its not very bright. Before this led I had 2x54w t5. Which looked alot brighter. Has anyone got first hand experience with these leds on a high tech tank? Also pictures to compare. Many thanks ant
  20. Anthony89

    Tmc signature rocky outcrop low tech.

    Hows this going? Quite interested on your thoughts of the arcadia light. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  21. Anthony89

    Drop checker stopped working

    Im In the same boat. Ive given up with it tbh. Ive done a ph profile and im happy with it. Ill just use the fish for reference now. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  22. Anthony89

    Apistogramma agasizii

    great picture!. i keep baenschi in my tank
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    Flo 2kg cylinder leaking from tap.

    Just had my 2kg refilled a couple of days ago . About te reset it up this morning but found a leak on the tap when its closed. Can this be sorted? Or has the cylinder had it? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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    Cat litter

    Im using a bucket in tje sink, far to cold outside lol. Im adding roughly 2l of cat litter, filling and mixing 5-6 times bwfore adding to the tank. The water runs pretty clear. Was just unsure on the scent. Cant smell it even from the bag. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  25. Anthony89

    Cat litter

    How long did it take you to rinse 5 bags Alastair? Just in the process of rinsing cat litter for a 5ft tank. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  26. Anthony89

    Up sizing my aquarium. Best method?

    Thats true. Have pest snails that I would like to get rid of. Yes going give cat litter a go for the price, will be dosing the water column and using root tabs. Will the bacteria in the filter be ok running on its own with no livestock for a few days? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  27. Anthony89

    Up sizing my aquarium. Best method?

    Ive just moved into a property, and had permission from the other half to have a bigger tank. 5ft 300 odd litres. My current 4ft setup has two filters running on it for a year. I plan on using a cat litter substrate. Could I do a large water change on the 4ft, take one filter, and some of the...
  28. Anthony89

    Attaching Riccia

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    Attaching Riccia

    Im trying to attach an image using tapatalk to show you my method. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  30. Anthony89

    Diy vintage/distreesed tank cabinet.

    Im looking for some images of the above description. The missus wants the cabinet this way if its to be in the living room lol. To match the decor. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
  31. Anthony89

    Two plant I.d's

    I hope somone could help me with these 2 plants. First, I bought from a forum member. It originally had reddish tips. But as its grown its all green growth. How could I get the reddish growth back. Next is a bulb plant. Which has reached the surface and id like to trim it back. . Thanks...
  32. Anthony89

    Baby Otocinclus!!

    thats great! ive always struggled to keep ottos alive.
  33. Anthony89

    Silent Glass Diffuser Has Me Totally Confused???

    I have 2 of these. But the larger ones. Mine are noisy (hissing). One which seems the ceramic is not sealed to the glass well and lets out bigher bubbles. And one that works great.
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    Deleted thread

    I didnt have time to test my tank. Yep I use tap water. I looked on anglian water. 17.8 dh . Is that the reading your after. On rhe site it said very hard.
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    Deleted thread

    never measured it firefly. will have a look later today and reply.
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    Deleted thread

    I keep apistogramma cacatouides, and apistogramma baenschi. My tap water is ph 7.6. not 100% sure what it is in the tank. They both happily spawn in these conditions, without any encouragement.
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    shy fish

    No, theres plenty of plants, crypts, sp japan, riccia anubis and a stem that im not sure of amd some tennelus
  38. Anthony89

    shy fish

    With lights off there still very timid. They have lots if cover. One side theres a hygrophilia? To the surface. And the other side a coupke of large amazon swords.
  39. Anthony89

    shy fish

    7+ months after moving the tank. Will try and higher my spray bar abit and see how it goes. I can see the surface rippling. Dont want to loose too much co2 through agitation. Edit: never see the fish go to the surface gasping.
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    shy fish

    Nope not much activity. Even when sitting back on the sofa the other side of the room they all hide. I have to check to see if there still in their lol. At feeding time they all dart up to the surface, and then straight back to hiding.
  41. Anthony89

    shy fish

    The neons and pencil fish are dithers
  42. Anthony89

    shy fish

    it seems my fish are being very shy and hiding in and amongst the plants alot of the time. i keep 20 black neons, 5 golden pencil fish, 6 corydora juhllis, 2 sae's and some apistogrammas. their in a 4ft tank x 2ft tall. Im using a dd razor light with one arcadia plant bulb and one guisemann...
  43. Anthony89

    Justin's ADA 60p - NEW FTS (page4)

    That looks great.
  44. Anthony89

    my first lwagumi tank

    Good start!. Looks alot talller than 45cm's. Are the lighting brackets part of the aps kit?
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    List-like FTS thread?

    I like that idea too...... but I wont be posting my mess lol.
  46. Anthony89

    My very first attempt - NA Aquarium.

    How many kg's was that and what did it cost you? Could do with some myself. Looks good. Guessing substrate will fill the gab under feont right piece of wood?
  47. Anthony89

    My very first attempt - NA Aquarium.

    Nice equipment list. And great wood layout. I wish I came into the hobby pre planning, to try all sorts of different layouts etc. Ill be subscribing to this thread to watch your progress. Well done ao far.
  48. Anthony89

    up super diffuser leaking air.

    Just used lsx fernox to seal all threads. Smeared it ob the rubber o rings too. Just finishing my w/c before I find out if the problem is cured.
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    Aqua One AR-850

    Good read. Well done on your acheivements. Every thing looks really neat too. Unlike my tank, stuff hanging out here there and evrywhere lol.
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    up super diffuser leaking air.

    http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/Pkj_jonesy/20130712_185206.mp4
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    up super diffuser leaking air.

    <a href=20130712_185206.mp4 Video by Pkj_jonesy | Photobucket target=_blank><img src=http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/Pkj_jonesy/20130712_185206.mp4 border=0 alt=></a>
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    up super diffuser leaking air.

    Been trying to setup my up inline diffuser tjese past few days. Ive eliminated all leaks apart from one. Im using ptfe tape round the hose barbs, and hoses are secured using jubilee clips. Its leaking from the lid when the co2 pressure is built up. Heres a video what shows what I mean. Is it...
  53. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    Ive found the leak. Its the lid of the diffuser. Even after the co2 is off, I still have bubbles going in through the spray bar. If I wiggle each hose on the diffuser no more bubbles go in through the spray bar. But when I move the top hose (lid side) with the hose barb loads of o2 streams the...
  54. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    Will do. When I first set up the atomizer, my jbl check valve started leaking! Put a spare one on with no lock nuts and used cable ties. Im going to order a couple from Ae. Thonk tjere made by up aqua too.
  55. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    The standard nuts didnt seem to grip my eheim hose very well so ive used jubilees like you . But air is still hissing.
  56. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    Sure is, if I cant get it working well, ill be building a reactor with guidlines from your build :). Have a couple of fermentation co2 bottles lying around so will experiment with them.
  57. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    No not getting any.. if I push the pipes together to stop the hissing, it slowly starts to put bubbles into the tank. Ive had look around on here, think im going to order some lst grease?. For the time being im running my intake diffuser.
  58. Anthony89

    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    Will give it ago cheers. The hissing is quite loud, if I wiggle the filter hose its goes.
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    UP Inline..stupid or unlucky?

    Sorry to hijack thread, but saves staring another one. Ive just set up a up inline diffuser. Mine fills when co2 is off. When co2 comes on it forces most of the water out then starys hissing. It seems like its letting air in. Im using jubilee clips on the filter hoses. Co2 save tubing and the...
  60. Anthony89

    drop checker turns blue overnight

    I think I was having a similar problem. Lowered my spray bars, and now rhe d/c stays green the duration of the lighting period.
  61. Anthony89

    Juwel 180 first planted tank

    Will be watching this closely. Hopefully ill learn something about your substrate choice.
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    Deleted

    Just get a piece of 12 or 18mm mdf cut to size. B&q will cut it for free.
  63. Anthony89

    Newbie co2 issues.

    Everything was fine when I came home from work today.
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    Newbie co2 issues.

    Thanks rich. Opened the tap up now. Ive lefr working pressure at 1 bar as im using a ceramic diffuser. Will see how its doing when I finish work tomorrow.
  65. Anthony89

    Newbie co2 issues.

    Ok will do that. I only turned it a tiny bit until the gauges went up. Will that be the problem?
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    Newbie co2 issues.

    No. Herw it is.
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    Newbie co2 issues.

    Yester day I setup my co2 system after getting the bottle filled at the weekend. Set timers. Set bubble rates. Solenoid turned off when it was supposed to etc. My solenoid timer is set for 2pm and off at 9pm . I came home from work today and I had no co2 entering the tank, no bubble rate, and...
  68. Anthony89

    inline bubble counters.

    Does anyone know what reg this is? The solenoid is a bavaria fluidtec. Searched it up, and its german made. So hopefully a good one. Just not sure on the reg.
  69. Anthony89

    inline bubble counters.

    Thanks. Is there any alternative to ro water? If not hopefully my Lfs are kind enough to help me out with a small amount.
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    inline bubble counters.

    This the bubble counter. And something thing else underneath?
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    inline bubble counters.

    Just recently bought a co2 setup. It came with a inline bubble counter, the little glass ones. I dont understand how ypu could measure the bubbles when its not possible to put water in there? Ive had a little look around and cant find any info. Im sure I will have more questions soon as this is...
  72. Anthony89

    Couple of plant id's

    Thanks lain. Been using excel for the past 5-6 weeks, and will continue to do so until I get a co2 setup. Im dosing seachem flourish 2 times a week as per instructions on the bottle. Thinking about purchasing the ei dry salts starter. This would greatly help this plant I assume? Would liquid...
  73. Anthony89

    Couple of plant id's

    Im looking for the names of a couple of plants, to research requirements. First one I think is some sort of crypt. Second one, I havent a clue what it is. Ive had it for months, it was once a massive bush, but I had an algae bloom and was left with one stem. Its recently started to grow...
  74. Anthony89

    hi from luton

    Welcome. Im in milton keynes. Just joined recently, getting ready to have a good go at a planted setup.
  75. Anthony89

    30L Fluval Ebi

    What a nice tank. It amazes me how much bigger it actually looks when scaped right.
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    Flow and filters

    Thanks foxfish I will look at upgraded the rena xp2 for a more powerful filter. I like the idea of having two filter, forr maintenance and stability as you say. Ill probably go for an inline reactor. On the more powerful filter. If the co2 is not getting round enough hopefully I can split the...
  77. Anthony89

    Flow and filters

    Ok so I found the spec of my filters. Rena xp2 is 1050lph and the eheim 2028 is 1050lph too. Combined is 2100lph. My tanks is roughly 280l. So ideally I would need 2800lph from my filter. Im 700lph short. im getting the tank ready for co2 injection. Would I be better of getting more lph before...
  78. Anthony89

    Flow and filters

    Hi peeps. I have a 4ftx2ftx15" tank. Currently run a rena xp2 and a fluval 305. I'm going to be changing the fluval for a eheim 2028 when I have some media baskets for it. Would these two filters create enough flow? I plan on moving over to spray bars when I setup the eheim. Could anyone...
  79. Anthony89

    Cardinal tetra alternatives?

    What about pencils. Male go a deep red when settled in and they shoal great. I have 5 unfortunately all male. They tend to battle between them but its great to watch. I will be adding some females soon to see how they change.
  80. Anthony89

    Green Pekoe Pond - 40 litres

    Great first tank. Really need to get some co2 hooked up on my tank.
  81. Anthony89

    My first planted setup

    Nice vibrant greens. Are you using co2?
  82. Anthony89

    thank you ukaps members

    Happy to help. If I knew what I was talking about lol
  83. Anthony89

    my tank

    Looks good. Like the piece of wood on the right.
  84. Anthony89

    custom spray bar help

    Thanks im gonna get a few bits from the plumbeds gear on site. Free spray bar for me lol
  85. Anthony89

    custom spray bar help

    Thanks mark
  86. Anthony89

    custom spray bar help

    Assuming its safe in the aquarium. How long would I leave it to dry before installing?
  87. Anthony89

    custom spray bar help

    Sorry to hijack. But when using plastics elbows for the 21.5mm pipe, what product did you use to stick them? I plan on having ago on making a spray bar this weekend.
  88. Anthony89

    Filter maintenance. How regular do you do it?

    I have two extrnals which I clean alternatively on a two month scale. Sometimes more often with my fluval as the flow becomes slow.
  89. Anthony89

    P-90 set up success and plantocalypse

    Nice. Id be very proud of you setup. Im still trying to get rid off algae. And youve beat it twice already lol
  90. Anthony89

    P-90 set up success and plantocalypse

    Very nice tank. What fish do you keep in it?
  91. Anthony89

    Carpet plants.

    Im still a total novice with plants, not good with names. Id like to have a carpetting plant in my tank. My tank is low-tech I would say. Its 4ft by 2ft deep. 2x54w t5ho plants bulbs, sand subsrate. Dosing seachem liquid carbon and seachem flourish. What would be a good carpetting plant to try...
  92. Anthony89

    What mounting/brackets can I use to suspend these lights?

    That's a grid ceiling above your tank. Are the chains attached to the t-bars/noggins.? What's the weight of your lighting unit?
  93. Anthony89

    Low-light, Hi-tech planted tank

    Looks great. Whats the foreground plant called?
  94. Anthony89

    Anubis nana.

    Thanks. theirs 3 rhizomes branching off. One is 10cm's long. And the other 2 are 2-3cm. I will be tying it to samutra driftwood. So it would be safe to cut say 2 sections of the 10cm rhizome?
  95. Anthony89

    Anubis nana.

    I recently bought an Anubis from my local Lfs. I'm totally inexperienced with plants. The plant is a good size, with two stems. Can I separate the plant to have it in more areas of my tank? Thanks ant
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